Pathways game - Version 1 - Version 2 In Version 1, player #1 rolls two dice and either adds or multiplies them, then draws a circle in their color around the number. Player #2 rolls two dice and either adds or multiplies them, then draws a circle around that number. The object is to circle numbers to create a path from the top to the bottom, and to block the other player from creating a path. Circled numbers can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal to create the path. Version 2 has its own directions.
Fact Fluency
Fluency packet -simple fluency assessments, a teaching strategy, student pages for tracking their own fluency, and suggestions for fluency games.
"The problems on these cards actively engage students and promote conversations about math throughout our classrooms. A key benefit is the variety of visual representations offered in each of the sets."
Developing Number Concepts by Kathy Richardson.
Book 2 is about addition and subtraction. Book 3 is about multi-digit addition and subtraction (place value) and multiplication and division.
Number Talks: Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation Strategies, Grades K-5, by Sherry Parrish Includes DVD Available at Amazon
Common Core State Standards
CCSS for 3rd - 5th grade, with "I Can" statementsSBAC areas of Major Emphasis for 3rd - 5th grade
Powerpoint on critical areas in the 5th-6th grade curriculumPowerpoint - Key concepts in the CCSS for 2nd and 3rd grade (multi-digit addition and subtraction, multiplication and division concepts)
Powerpoint - Key concepts in the CCSS for 4th and 5th grade (multi-digit multiplication and division)
Multiplication and Division Resources
Exploring Krypto- NCTM Illuminations lessons for developing number sense, computational skill, and an understanding of the order of operations
The Product Game and The Factor Game game boards. These are games from the NCTM Illuminations website, where they can be played online.
Online Factor Game
Online Product Game
Multiplication Practice Using Arrays (online)
Rectangle Multiplication - a virtual manipulative from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (scroll down to find it).
The learning progression for multi-digit multiplication (from concrete to representational to abstract)
Pathways game - Version 1 - Version 2
In Version 1, player #1 rolls two dice and either adds or multiplies them, then draws a circle in their color around the number. Player #2 rolls two dice and either adds or multiplies them, then draws a circle around that number. The object is to circle numbers to create a path from the top to the bottom, and to block the other player from creating a path. Circled numbers can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal to create the path.
Version 2 has its own directions.
Fact Fluency
Fluency packet - simple fluency assessments, a teaching strategy, student pages for tracking their own fluency, and suggestions for fluency games.
Developing Automatic Recall of Addition and Subtraction Facts, by Louise Spear-Swerling. June 2006. Available at http://LDonline.org
The difference between practice and drill
Printable triangle flash cards for drill exercises
Mixing in Math Flash Cards with many great games
No Need to Memorize - This chart of the multiplication facts shows why students only need to memorize a handful of facts - the rest have easy strategies.
For those students who are still in the acquisition phase with addition and subtraction: Ten Frame cards and activities for developing addition and subtraction fluency - Games for Developing a Visual Sense of Number to 10 (Carole Saundry), Dot Cards and Ten Frame Activities (Kolson, Mole and Silva, Winnipeg School Division), Activities that Build Number Sense
Fraction Resources
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Fraction Operations workbook with fraction concept and decimals assessments
Fraction Tracks game board and instructions
Fraction dice games
Fraction Matcher - an online game from PHET
Decimals on the Number Line A virtual manipulative from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. At this screen, scroll down to "Place Value Number Line" and choose "Places: Decimals".
from Didax
"The problems on these cards actively
engage students and promote conversations
about math throughout our classrooms.
A key benefit is the variety of visual
representations offered in each of the sets."
Excellent resource books
Good resource for developing strategies
and fluency.
by John A. Van de Walle and Louann H. Lovin.
Published by Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2006.
Chapter on early number concepts
Developing Mathematical Fluency for grades 4-8,
by Grayson H. Wheatley. Published by Mathematics
Learning, Tallahassee, Florida, 1999.
Book 2 is about addition and subtraction. Book 3 is
about multi-digit addition and subtraction (place value)
and multiplication and division.
and Computation Strategies, Grades K-5, by Sherry Parrish
Includes DVD
Available at Amazon